Walter Lantz Cartooning and Animation Lessons

[Rodney]

Robert, Roger and I were discussing various topics and some of Walter Lantz's drawing and animation resources were shared and discussed.

Here's one that we didn't discuss on creating characters that includes a storyboarding session.

Several currrent day legends in the animation business such as Eric Goldberg claim that watching Walter Lantz's shows delving into the process of animation were early inspirations to them.

 

 

 What got me thinking in the direction of Walter Lantz was his book 'The Easy Way to Draw' which I had never heard of but have recently added to my library.

 

[robcat2075]

Here is a collection of 22 of the 26 "A moment With Walter Lantz" segments...

• 0:00 Show 1: Origin of Woody Woodpecker 
• 3:58 Show 2: Drawing Woody with Proportions 
• 8:16 Show 3: Woody's First Appearance
• 10:52 Show 4: Animal Characters
• 12:07 Show 5: Drawing with Basic Shapes 
• 16:50 Show 6: Where Do The Stories Come From?
• 20:00 Show 7: Character Model Sheets
• 22:15 Show 8: Animating with Emotions and Movement
• 24:22 Show 9: The Evolution of Woody
• 26:52 Show 10: The Director's Job
• 30:56 Show 11: Timing Cartoons with a Metronome
• 35:05 Show 12: More on Character Movement
• 37:42 Show 13: How Animation is Filmed
• 42:17 Show 14: The Animator's Job
• 46:03 Show 15: Creating Backgrounds for Cartoons
• 50:07 Show 16: Recording and Timing Voices
• 52:41 Show 17: The Inking Department
• 54:28 Show 18: The Painting Department
• 57:03 Show 20: Further Tips on Drawing
• 1:01:52 Show 22: Sound Effects in Cartoons
• 1:05:56 Show 24: Storyboarding a Cartoon
• 1:10:03 Show 26: Creating New Characters